Bead molding



May 11 1937.

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BEAD MOLDING Filed March 3, 1954 INVENTOR. Urley J Gran e.

' ATTORNEYS.

' Patented May 11, 1937 unrrso STATES- PATENT OFFICE n'nAn MOLDING Voriey J. crows. Detroit, Mich. Application March 3, 1934, Serial No.713,828

, 8 Claims. (c1. tat-15:)

The invention relates to moldings particularly having a bead along oneedge and which may be used between parts of automobile bodies, re-'frigerators, or the like, for. concealingjunction lines or exposededges, and additionally which may be used as an anti-squeak fillerstrip.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved bead moldinghaving a metal covered bead which may be readily bent or flexed so thatit may be extended around irregular or a method of manufacturing abead,molding wherein a filler'is covered by a thin metallic cov- 5ering.v

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the followingdescription, the drawing relating thereto and from the claimshereinafte'r set forth.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to thedrawing, wherein: Figurel is a fragmentary and perspective view of abead molding constructed according to one form of the invention. 35 Fig.2 illustrates the separated filler for the molding by Fig. 1. Fig. 3illustrates the separatedmetaliic covering for the molding.

Fig. 4 illustrates the filler initially covered by 40 fabric or the likeprior to applying the metal covering shown by Fig. 3..

Figs."5 and 6 illustrate another form of the moldingand the material andmethod used in manufacturing it. 45 Figs. 7 and 8 illustrate beadmolding constructed according to other forms of the inven-,

tion.

Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate difl'erent forms of filler strips that may beused to vary'the shape of the 50 head of the molding so as toaccommodate the bead for use in different locations.

'Fig. 11 illustrates application of a bead molding constructed accordingto one form of the invention, between a pair of panel members. l6 Fig.12 illustrates application of the bead molding between adjacent memberson an automobile body for continuingapredetermined contour orstreamlining effect. k

Fig. 13 illustrates a bead molding constructed according to theinvention and which may be of substantially T-shape.

Referring to Figs.-,1 to 4, inclusive, the molding illustrated comprisesa filler l0 constructed 'of paper,leather or the like, and this filleris enclosed by a strip of fabric II which has lapping leg portions l2and 13 that may be secured to-:

gether such as by cementing as shown, or in other ways such as bysewing. These leg portions have notches as indicated at ll which aresubstantially of inverted V-shape with the apex portion of the notchesextending substantially to the filler. The fabric covered filler iscovered by a thin metal member 15 which is folded around the bead andunder the lower edges thereof substantially to the leg portions 12 andIt. A groove i6 is formed in the lowersurface of the filler and inapplying the metal strip the adjacent edges of the latter are crimpedupwardly into the groove thereby also crimping the fabric into thegroove.

It will be appreciated that the notches in the fabric iegs i2 and Itreadily facilitate flexing of this part of the molding in diflerentdirections so that it may be applied around irregular or curved edgesand in otherlocations; that will be appreciated by those employing themolding. 'Ihe metal covering 15 is thin and can be readily bent withinrecognized limits without detracting from its appearance. Provision ofthe intui'ned edges of the metal covering'and crimping them into thegroove it not only brings these edges close together but provides astructure. whiclrwill prevent spreading of the edges in a lateraldirection when the head is flexed in different directions. It will beappreciated that if the edges of the metal covering were terminated, forexample, at points barely under the lower edges of the. filler and themolding were bent upwardly, the edges of the metal covering wouldnaturally expand and this would be readily visible. This is avoidedin-the construction illustrated by turning the edges of the metalcovering inwardly until they are'close together and also turning theminto the groove I! so as'to provide a rigidity and strength that willnormally prevent laterallyopening of the slot between the edges.

In the construction shown by Figs. 5 and 8, a filler II is illustratedwhich is covered by fabric v such as shown by Fig. 4 and around the beadportion of the fabric a thin metal covering 2! is a layer of fabric 22initially is provided as shown by Fig. 5 which is covered by a very thinand flexible layer of metal 23 normally thinner than the fabric andwhich preferably is cemented thereto although it might be securedthereto as by sewing or the like. At laterally opposite edges of themetal 23 the legs of the fabric are extended and are notched as shown byFig. 1 and then this assembly is folded around the filler 20 and -theside portions of the fabric constituting the legs are cemented orsecured together as previously mentioned. Owing to the fact that themetal 23 is very thin, for example 5/1000 of aninch inthickness, andflexible and that it is secured to the fabric extending around thefiller 20, it will be readily appreciated that the bead portion of thismolding can be bent to various shapes without injuring the molding andwithout noticeably detracting from its appearance. Various metals may beemployed in this construction such as zinc, brass, or thelike, as willreadily lend themselves to fabrication so as to obtain a thin layer thatmay be flexed very readily and which'may be painted or plated withchromium or the like if desired. 1

' In the construction shown by Fig. 7 the flller also indicated at 20 iscovered by metal 24 and the edges of the metal are disposed in lappingrelation so as to provide a short leg 25. The fabric leg comprises afolded piece of fabric 26 having folded portions and its free edgeslapping over the metal leg 25 and stitched or otherwise secured theretoas indicated at 21. The metal v covering 24 is thin so as to readilyenable stitching or otherwise securing the fabric to the leg 25 and alsoto facilitate bending the bead as previously considered. The fabric legwill be provided with notches as previously mentioned to facilitate itsmanipulation when it is necessary to bend the molding.

In the construction shown by Fig. 8, the metal covering, which may belike that shown by Fig. i

7, has reversely folded edges 28 and 29 on the leg portion 25 and theedges of the fabric are directed between the body of the leg and thereversely directed edges and are clinched or clamped therebetween. -Inother respects the fabric leg may be like that shown by Fig. 7.

Figs. 9 and 10 illustrate different shapes of beads and fillers thereforfor use in difierent locations. Fig. 9 shows a filler substantially oftriangular shape and having a-dishedor curved recess in itsupper face,as indicated at 32, and having tapering sides 33 and 34 which are joinedby a rounded apex 35. The filler as shown by Fig. 10 is similar to thatshown by Fig. 9 excepting that it 'is providedwith a groove 36 forclinching the metal of the metal covering thereinto similarly to themanner in which the metal is clinched into the groove l6 shown by Fig.1.

Fig. 11 shows an application of any of the bead moldings between panels31 and 38 andin. this construction the fabric leg may act as a sealingmeans or anti-squeak strip if necessary. Primarily, the-bead portion ofthe molding is used as a means for concealing the Joint between thepanels so that obtained. g

' In the construction shown by Fig.- 12 the part 40 may constitute thedropping surface of the roof ----in-a streamelinedautomobile and thepart II may be the top'of va trunk-or thelike on the end of In. or thischarac er the V the automobile.

a neat junction line will be employed. In manufacturing thisconstruction,

use of a bead molding having a shape such as shown by Figs. 9 and 10readily lends itself to continuing the streamline contour of the bodypart 40 so that it will merge more desirably into the top surface of thetrunk 4|. It will readily be appreciated that the abrupt junction linethat would otherwise exist is avoided by using the bead molding in thiscase, it being understood, of course, that the fabric leg may projectdownwardly between the parts andis held therein.

Fig. 13 illustrates a bead molding that may be constructed similarly toanyof the others wherein the metal bead and filler therein aresubstantially flat so as to obtain in conjunction with the layers l2 andl3, 9. molding of substantially T-shape.

' Under certain circumstances, instead of using a fiber or paper flllercovered with fabric, an extruded or molded rubber filler and legcombined could be used. In this case the metal bead portion is appliedaround the bead portion of the rubber.

Any of the bead moldings illustrated and described can readily be bentand deflected so as to follow irregular or curved junction lines, dooredges or the edges of various constructions so as to conceal the edgesor junction lines and add to the appearance of the structure. Themoldings may be used on automobiles, refrigerators, furniture, lampshades, window display edging and in various industries where a bead.molding along an edge would be found desirablel The fact that themoldingcan be so easily bent or deflected in all directions makes it much moreeconomical to use this type of molding as compared to other moldingsthat have been previously manufactured. The molding may serve a two-foldpurpose in that the leg may be used between panels to avoid squeakingand to obtain a seal and, second, that the metallic bead which may beeither plain, painted or plated with various metal platings, may serveas a bead around the edge of a structure upon which it may be used.

Although more than one form of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed in detail, it will be apparent to those skilled in the artthat various modifications may be made without departing from the scopeof the appended claims.

- I claim:

l. A bead molding comprising a bead filler, flexible material foldedaround the flller and projecting therefrom to form a leg, and a thinmetal layer'covering the bead portion of the .flexible material andhaving its edges terminating adjacent the leg and one edge the filler.

2. A bead molding comprising a bead filler, flexible material foldedaround the filler and projecting therefrom to form a leg, and a thinmetal layer covering the bead portion of the flexible reversely turnedtoward 'material and having its edges terminating adjaterminatingadjacent opposite sides of the strip,

and means on such edges for preventing separation of the edges andenlarging of the space between them when the head is bent in the planeof the strip. c

5. A bead molding comprising a flexible strip, means forming a bead atone edge. of the strip, a thin metal cover for the bead and having itsedges terminating adjacent o'pposite sides of the strip.

and means on such edges for preventing separation oi the edges andenlarging of the space between them when the head is bent in the planeof thestrip, said means comprising curved and inturned portions at suchedges which are directed towards the center of the bead. l 6. A headmolding comprising a flexible strip having a bead along one edge, a thinmetal layer covering said head and terminating at opposite sides of thestrip in edges-reinforced by being reversely bent upon themselves toresist spreading when the head is mm. J

7. A head molding comprising a flexible strip having ahead along oneedge, a thin metal layer covering said bead and terminating at oppositesides of the strip in edges reinforced by. being bent towards the insideof said layer to resist spreading when the bead is bent.

8. A bead molding comprising a flexible bead iiller. flexible materialfolding around the filler, andprojecting therefrom to form a leg, a thinmetal strip covering-the head portion and terminating at. the oppositesides 01 said leg portion in edges reinforced by being reversely bentupon themselves to resist spreading when thebead is bent.

ORLEY J. CROWE.

